Fire hose attachment



Sept. 5, 1933. B|$HQp 1,925,431

FIRE HOSE ATTACHMENT Filed May 2, 1932 tion, at the other end of the hose.

TE TDF $925,431 v e I masjnosn ATTACHMENT I, John, A. hishop, Lewiston, Idaho Application May-z, 1932." SeriaI No. 608,813 6 "claims. ('o1. 1s7'--s0) This invention relates in general to carrying devices and more particularly has reference to a wrench and handle. attachment for a fire hosef Previous to this time-some difiiculty and'loss of time has very often been experiencedin attaching a fire nose to a hydrant, In common practice the end of the hose ior attachment to the hydrant is thrown oil" atrucl: at the'hydrant when: the truck proceeds to the ultimate destina- In the present arrangement a wrenchfor unscrewing the cap on thehydrant to aid in attaching the hose and to unscrew the hydrant valve is usually strapped on the end of the hose,

although, of course, it may be'carried by the firemen delegated to perform the attaching operation. The wrench is usually strapped on the end oi, the hose, however, as it is heavy and unwieldy to carry.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that the operation of attaching a fire hose to a hydrant as it' is now performed, makes way for ine'ihciency ,due to the loss of time usually'necessary to unbuckle'the strap holding the wrench on the hose and to hold the'hoseatthe hydrantso that it maybe unwound-from a truok movi'ng away.

To accomplish this 1ast,'it is sometimes customary take a hitch in the hose'around the hydrant. This results in the loss of time in not only the hitching operationbut also in the unhitchin operation which i's'ne'cessary aft'er'the carrying the end of the hose and having a clip\ for carrying a wrench from which the Wrench may be readily-removed. I

7 An object of this invention is toipr'ovide'a handle foifholding the end of a fire "hose for attachment to a hydrant.

Another object of thisinvention is to provide an attachment for holding awrench for unscrewin the, cap on the hydrantfaiding in the coupling of th end of the hose to the hydrant in the unscrewing of the valve thereof, which may be' readily removed.

' A further object ofthis'invention is to provide' an attachment for a fire hose having a handle for holding the end of the hose at a hydrant and a clipfor carrying a wrench for'operatingthe' hydrant, readily removable therefrom.

end of which isfsecur'ed on the midrportion oi With these and other objects in view, which may be incident to my improvements, the invention consists in the partsand combinations to be hereinafter set forth'and claimed, with the urn derstanding that the several necessary elements comprising my invention may be varied in conetruction, proportions and arrangement without departing from the spirit and scope of the apended claims. v

In order to make my invention more clearly understood, I have shown in the accompanying drawing, means for carrying the same'into practical ei fect without limiting the improvements in their useful applications to the particular con structions, which for the purpose of explanation have been made the subject of illustration.

In thedrawing forming a part of the specification:--- 7 i I f v Figure l is a perspective view of my, novel attachment shown connected on'the end of a fire hose with a wrench held in the novel clip thereon; a r I Figure 2 is a front view of the attachment;

Figure 3 is a bottom view taken'on line 3 3 of Figure'z, j r

' In Figure i there will. be observed, more especially with reference to the numerals thereon,

threaded rotatable collar 3 with projections 4 provided on "tlieperiphery thereof which facilitates screwing the collar on a hydrant, for ex ample with the aid of a'wrench 5 or other tool.

SI propose, as has already been stated, to provide an attachment for securing on the end of the hose, or more particularly, the fixed ring 2 onthe end thereof, consisting of a strap 6 encircling) the end piece with a handle '7 provided ti ereonand also a clip 8 for securing the wrench 5, readily removable therefromp The attachmentis better shown in Figure 2, 'comprisingthe strap 6, which may be composed of leather or any other suitable material, which terminates atone end as" at 9, for extendin through a conventional buckle 10; The other end of the strap 6'is turned over at the buckle and secured over the end of the handle '7 or itmay be extended to provide the handle 'Lthe other the strap, as at 12. The edges of the portion forming the handle may be sewn together so as 'to provide arounded handle as illustrated, if it is desired. It will be seen that if the strap 6 is estend'ed'to provide the handle, the construction is considerably reinforced by reason of the integral nature of one end of the strap with the handle, it being only necessary to the other end of the handle to the strap which may be accomplished by sewing or riveting or both. Similarly, if the end of the handle adjacent the buckle does not form an integral part of the strap, it may be sewn or riveted to the strap, or both. I

The clip 3, as already observed, is adapted tobe mounted on the strap 5. The clip comprises 'a plate 1 bent to conform with the curvature 'of the strap in conformity with the periphery of the fire hose-and is formed with integral earsl l and 15. I preferably attach the plate to the end of the handle 7 where it is connected .to the strap 6 through the intermedlacy of rivets '16- and "1"]. These, besides providing for the'rnounting for the plate, reinforce the connection between the end of the handle and the strap and the overlap of the handle and further provide for the secure mounting of the plate.

Apairdfburved arms 18 and 1S; bent outwardly at thee. ds comprise the clip. C7116 of these arms ispl ovided, with a transverse notch 20, as shown in Figure 3', in which an extension 21 formed on the adjacent end of the other'arm is adapted to be fitted, and the ends of the arms pivoted between the ears 1% and 15 by a pin 22. The opposite ends of the arms 18 and 19 adapted to be held together under the tension of a helical spring 23 connected to each oi'the arms at their point of curvature. It will be apparent that different size spring inembers 23 may be substituted toccnipensate for different size weightsand tensions for different types, sizes and weights of va rious conventional wrenches.

The wrench 5 is adapted to be held by the clip 8, as already stated. The wrench is formed with a handle 24 and a socket eye 25 for engaging the projections on thecap and valve-of a hydrant. For fixing the wrench in the clip, the arms 18 and 19 are merely pulled apart against the tension of the spring 23 and one of the arms inserted in the 1 eye of the wrench, the entrance of which is facilitated by the. outwardly bent portions on the arms, when they are allowed to come'together to jhold'the wrench therein by the tension of the spring.

The use of my novel attachment willbe readily understood from the foregoing description. The strap 6 is adapted to be secured on the end of the fire'hose, as shown in Figure 1 so that when a truck draws up to a hydrant it is only necessary for the fireman in charge, of the. operationto grasp the handle 7 and step off the truck with the, end ofthe hose, when the truck may move on to the point where the other .end of thehose a 'is adapted to used. The handle 7 provides for holdingthe end of the hose at the'hydrant so that the hose may be unwound by movement of the truck without the necessity of firemen taking a hitch in the hose around the hydrant or using anyother expedient than the handle tokeep the end of the hose at the hydrant.

The wrench 5 for unscrewing the cap on the hydrant. is, of course, heldjin the clip 8 on the .endof the hose. While still holding up the hose by the handle 7, thefireman may employ his other'hand to grasp the .wrench an'd pull it in a single rapid operationout of the clip against the tension of the spring 23 and unscrew the cap on the hydrant when the end of the hose is in-position for ready coupling thereon w'ithgthe aid of the wrench on the projections ls-provided tachrnent also provides for an easy handling of the end of the hose for the rewinding operation.

There is accomplished by this invention an attachment for the end of the fire hose provided with a handle to facilitate holding of the hose at a hydrant when unwinding the hose from the. truck and for supporting the hose for attachment to the hydrant carrying a clip forsupporting a wrench which may be readily removed therefrom in a single operation to operate the hydrant and re-attached when use is "no longer required, the handle on the attachment also providing for'facilita'ting the handling of the hose in the fewindin'g operation.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, 'I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to 'tliepr'ecise details of construction: herein set securing means 'for detachably securing a hydrant wrench.

2. A "fire hose attachment comprising means to'secure a handle on the hose adjacent "the'end thereof for attachment to a hydrant, and spring clip carried by 'the handle securing means for securingza hydrant wrench detachable by pull- 7 tot 3. A fire hose attachment comprising a strap for securing around thehose adjacent the end for attachment to-ahydrant, and a metallic'tensio'n 'securing means mounted on the strap for detachably securing a hydrant wrench.

4. Affirehose attachment comprising a strap for securing around the hose adjacent the end for attachmentto a hydrant, and a pair of bent arms pivoted onthe strap having the outer ends in juxtaposed relation for detachably securing a hydrant wrench. g 5. A fire hose attachment comprising a strap fors'ecuring around the hose adjacent the, end for attachment to a hydrant, and a pair of bent arms pivoted on the strap with the outer ends in juxtaposed relation and connected by spring tension'fo'r detachably securing aihydrant wrench.

6. A fire hose attachment comprising a strap for securing aroundthe hose adjacent the end for attachment to a hydrant, a'handle on the strap, a plate'havi'ng spaced ears formed there-' oniattached to the strap, and apair of bent arms connected'by a helical spring pivoted "between the ears with the outer ends in juxtaposed relali ii tion'ffor receiving a hydrant wrench movable byv p'ullingffr'om'between the arms against the tension "of the spring. 3

' 'JOHN A. BISHOP. 

